Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 533 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) a warm blanket (c) a video game (d) bus fare to school
2. 2.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a toy robot (d) milk
3. 3.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.For Pooja, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
5. 5.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹110) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.For Arjun, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) toothpaste (c) a glitter pen set (d) soap
8. 8.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Karan has ₹600. First Karan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹110) and school shoes (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
10. 10.For Joseph, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
11. 11.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) extra comic books (c) school shoes (d) soap
12. 12.For Aarav, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
13. 13.For Saanvi, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
14. 14.For Saanvi, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
15. 15.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) drinking water (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
16. 16.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a remote-control car (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
17. 17.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) vegetables (b) a schoolbag (c) a school uniform (d) a third cricket bat
18. 18.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a schoolbag
19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a schoolbag (d) sweets every day
20. 20.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) school shoes (c) designer sunglasses (d) milk
21. 21.For Diya, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
22. 22.Manav has ₹700. First Manav pays for needs: a lunch box (₹60) and socks (₹220). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.For Priya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
24. 24.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) designer sunglasses
25. 25.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) toothpaste (c) designer sunglasses (d) a sticker album
26. 26.Aditya has ₹400. First Aditya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹60) and a raincoat (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Nisha has ₹350. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a raincoat (₹140) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
29. 29.Vivaan has ₹900. First Vivaan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a sticker album (d) a video game
31. 31.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a third cricket bat (c) medicine when ill (d) a sticker album
32. 32.Priya has ₹850. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹90) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
33. 33.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) medicine when ill (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
34. 34.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) a video game (c) drinking water (d) extra comic books
35. 35.Priya has ₹350. First Priya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹110) and a geometry box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) bus fare to school (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) milk (d) a glitter pen set
39. 39.For Gurpreet, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want

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